Association Participates in USDA ARS Research Planning Session

Association President/CEO Roger Isom and Director of Technical Services Christopher McGlothlin traveled to Ft. Collins, Colorado this week to participate in an important five (5) year Project Plan Workshop at the Plains Area Office in Ft. Collins. Joining them was Association Chairman Tom Gaffney of the J.G. Boswell Company. Many topics were discussed as the purpose of the meeting was to determine research priorities for the next five years for the cotton ginning laboratories in Las Cruces, New Mexico; Lubbock, Texas; and Stoneville, Mississippi. Critical priorities identified for California included contamination, sticky cotton, roller ginning and drying alternatives. Attending the meeting were researchers and scientists, regional administrative leaders, and industry stakeholders.